Time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy of nitrobenzene and its aldehydes

Oliver Schalk, Dave Townsend, Thomas Wolf, David M. P. Holland, Andrey E. Boguslavskiy, Milan Szöri, Albert Stolow
January 2018
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Abstract

We report the first femtosecond time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy study of 2-, 3- and 4-nitrobenzaldehyde (NBA) and nitrobenzene (NBE) in the gas phase upon excitation at 200 nm. In 3- and 4-NBA, the dynamics follow fast intersystem crossing within 1–2 picoseconds. In 2-NBA and NBE, the dynamics are faster (∼0.5 ps). 2-NBA undergoes hydrogen transfer similar to solution phase dynamics. NBE either releases NO2 in the excited state or converts internally back to the ground state. We discuss why these channels are suppressed in the other nitrobenzaldehydes.

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Journal article
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Chemical Physics Letters
Excited state hydrogen transfer Internal conversion NO release
Thomas Wolf
Thomas Wolf
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My research is focused on discovering structure-function relationships in ultrafast photochemistry to better understand and eventually control this type of reactions.